Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

Question by: 
Hon Andricus van der Westhuizen
Answered by: 
Hon Anton Bredell
Question Number: 
3
Question Body: 

For each of the nature reserves in the Western Cape:

  1. How many bookings for (i) accommodation and (ii) access for the year 2020/21 were made (aa) on their website, (bb) by email, (cc) by telephone, (dd) by walk-ins and (ee) by other means and (b) what was the total number of people who made bookings during the 2021/22 financial year?

 

Answer Body: 
  1.  

Reserve

(i) Bookings for accomm.

(ii) Bookings for entrance

ANYSBERG (Reserve was closed)

0

2

ASSEGAAIBOSCH (No accommodation)

0

164

BIRD ISLAND (No accommodation)

0

1 263

BUFFALO VALLEY

82

0

CEDERBERG - ALGERIA

1 446

613

CEDERBERG - KLIPHUIS

236

64

DE HOOP – KLIPHUIS/POTBERG

2

1 035

DE MOND (Accommodation was closed)

3

388

GAMKABERG

338

74

GAMKASKLOOF (Partially closed)

277

57

GOUKAMMA

123

130

GROOT WINTERHOEK

133

134

GROOTVADERSBOSCH

708

177

HOTTENTOTS-HOLLAND

5

493

JONKERSHOEK (No accommodation)

0

4287

KEURBOOMS

24

262

KOGELBERG

902

1 062

LIMIETBERG

387

1479

MARLOTH

110

192

MATJIESRIVIER (No accommodation)

0

521

POTBERG

10

 

ROBBERG

114

9854

ROCHERPAN

395

172

SEDGEFIELD

36

2

STONY POINT (No accommodation)

0

254

SWARTBERG (No accommodation)

0

15

VROLIJKHEID

100

96

WALKERBAY (No accommodation)

0

458

WHALE TRAIL

121

0

 

5 552

23 248

 

(aa) 9 822 bookings were made online (on the website)

 

(bb) 2 486 bookings were made via e-mail

 

(cc) 6 368 bookings were made via telephone

 

(dd) 12 385 bookings were made via walk-ins

 

(ee) CapeNature does have third booking agents.  The numbers have been included in the bookings made via telephone and via e-mail.

 

(b) 28 800 people booked for accommodation and entrance in 2021/22.  Please note that cancellations and reserve closures have been excluded as the system removes these from the total number of bookings made.

 

 

Date: 
Friday, November 4, 2022
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